ichthyophagy

[ik-thee-of-uh-jee]

ich·thy·oph·a·gy

[ik-thee-of-uh-jee]
noun
the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.

Origin:
1650–60; ichthyo- + -phagy

ich·thy·oph·a·gous [ik-thee-of-uh-guhs] , adjective
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Ichthyophagy has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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ichthyophagous (ˌɪkθɪˈɒfəɡəs)
 
adj
feeding on fish
 
ichthyophagy
 
n

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